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Chapter 718 The top eight groups, the lottery?

The phrase "there are no underdogs in the World Championship" must be mentioned every year.

But in the past, people didn't really take it seriously.

Even in last year's group stage, the European Rabid Rabbit MSF overturned the LCK No. [-] seed LZ once in the group stage, but it was classified as LZ's poor state and MSF's opportunism.

To put it bluntly.

The world-class events in recent years have only been the mutual pressure of LPL and LCK West Wind against East Wind.

Europe, North America, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan are nominally members of the five major regions.

Actually...

There's a classic question - bro, what champion are you?
Wouldn't it be true to bring up the S1 Internet cafe game that didn't even have a video record, or the Taipei Assassin star who only had spiritual inheritance?
The sun never set on the British Empire!

Significant?
If you want to be respected, you need to look at your existing strength.

Europe, North America, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan have been running with them every year since the S3 season, and naturally they are more than one head lower.

but.

This year is really different.

MAD double-killed GEN, telling everyone with practical actions that there is more than one Flash Wolves in the LMS division.

C9's so-called "overpowering" GEN is actually a bit watery. After all, one win and one loss is not good or bad, but it is an indisputable fact that they qualified as the second place in the group.

South Korea's third seed is out.

The North American third seed advanced.

Anyone has to hold their noses and admit that NA is greater than KR...at least temporarily.

10 month 15 day.

The final round of Group A begins.

LCK No. 3 seed AFs tried their best to maintain the dignity of the home court, defeating Han Qixia Flash Wolves, Europe No. 3 seed VIT, and LPL No. [-] seed JDG, and scored [-]-[-].

It is the first time for the JDG team to enter the World Championship, so they are a little nervous.

Although got a 2-0 Tianhu start.

But only won the provincial team once in the next game.

Thus.

Group A turned into four 3-3 records.

According to regulations, all teams with the same score should be sorted according to the duration of the victory. The shortest and longest durations form a group, and the middle duration constitutes a group. Each team will conduct a BO1 battle.

The loser is eliminated.

There will be another BO1 play-off between the winners to determine the group ranking.

There will be a total of three additional battles.

There is a very vivid saying - four 3-3, breakfast after the game.

The commentary on the stage saw this situation.

Immediately numb.

You must know that in the face of this kind of life-and-death situation, all teams will devote [-] points of energy to avoid any slightest mistake, and it is almost impossible to end it in a short time.

really.

They played until one o'clock in the morning before competing for the advanced team.

In the first battle, AFs defeated VIT.

In the second battle, JDG defeated FW.

In the third game, AFs overwhelmed JDG and completed the five-game winning streak at home, injecting a shot of stimulant into the awesome Korean audience.

"It would be nice for JDG to win just one more game!" Abu was full of regret.

"They are still too young to deal with the old fritters of AFs." Maokai shook his head: "Actually, in the next few games, their lineup has more or less an advantage. There are always various problems, either the laning is not right or the team is routine."

"RNG will not be stable tomorrow." Abramovich checked the matchup table and points: "With this, the quarterfinals may have a civil war."

"Civil war is easier to fight!" Maokai thinks it is not a bad thing.

"That's right." Abu smiled: "What is the phantom god of civil war!"

As EDG achieved results in the World Championship.

It's been a long time since anyone mentioned the title of "Civil War Illusionary God", which is half praise and half derogatory.

but.

EDG's civil war capabilities are only stronger than before.

It is indeed much easier to kill familiar teams than to fight unfamiliar teams.

10 month 16 day.

After a fierce fight.

RNG, who was a bit confused in the first round, regained its due form, defeated KT, G2, and TL in a row, and won the first place in Group C.

KT is second.

G2 was carried away.

Sitting on the No. [-] AD in North America, TL, who also won the No. [-] seed qualification in North America, lost six games in a row, and became the background board for the other three teams to show off.

Big brother Doublelift once again explained that no one can remember the top [-] unless... he is the top [-] every year.

10 month 17 day.

IG, which advocates violent aesthetics, won a complete victory.

FNC, which has a long team history, is not far behind.

Since then.

The 2018 League of Legends Global Finals finalists list has been confirmed.

The first place in the group is EDG, AFs, RNG, IG
The second place in the group is C9, JDG, KT, FNC
Three of the four LPL teams took the first place and one took the second place, and all of them advanced.

The LCK advances to two teams.

Europe and North America each retain a glimmer of hope.

LMS was wiped out, and once again became a spectator sitting at home and eating melons.

After the end of the Group D game, after some arrangement.

The draw for the quarterfinals has officially begun.

this moment.

All qualified clubs have opened live channels.

Pray for a weaker opponent.

In the second pool, only KT has the strength to confront EDG, and other teams will die if they hit EDG.

The remaining [-] to [-]% probability... is dead ugly.

As for the clubs in the No. [-] pool, even EDG doesn't really want to collide with the spoiler KT in the quarterfinals.

Even though KT was suppressed by RNG in the group stage.

However, the deterrent power of the word 'Galaxy Battleship' plus three world champions and one world runner-up cannot be ignored.

The host first introduced the rules of avoidance in the same group, that is, the rules that the teams in a group will not appear in the same half area, and if they are drawn together, they will automatically switch positions.

Then invite the former NJWS (Nanjing White Shield) team jungler Watch to come to the stage to draw lots.

Watch first walked to the platform where the No. [-] pool team was placed.

Take out the silver ball.

Unscrew to reveal the team logo.

What appeared was... EDG!

Next.

RNG, AFs, and IG are drawn sequentially.

EDG and RNG live in the left half, AFs and IG live in the right half.

If both EDG and RNG advance, they will fight each other in the semifinals.

However, there are four teams in the LPL division that have entered the quarter-finals. Civil war is something that cannot be avoided, and there is no need to worry about it.

And RNG is in the left half, which means that KT will definitely be assigned to the right half.

Obviously good news for EDG.

Watch walked to the platform of the No. 9 pool, and the first black ball he took out contained a note with the C[-] club logo printed on it.

According to the principle of avoidance.

C9 automatically switched positions and played against LCK second seed AFs.

The second one to be drawn out is FNC, that is, the old enemy who carried away EDG with a score of '5-4' in the S0 finals. They just met together in the knockout round this year.

Even though this incident has long passed, the recent relationship between EDG and FNC is relatively good.

But still very effective program.

"Luck can."

"The battle of revenge is coming."

"Do it, do it!"

"Can you send FNC a four-to-zero match?"

"..."

The bullet screens were brushed up one after another.

The third one to be drawn was KT, who automatically switched sides to play against IG.

The last one doesn't need to be watched, it must be JDG.

The group is determined.

The left half is EDG vs. FNC, RNG vs. JDG.

The right half is AFs vs C9, IG vs KT.

　Sorry... It takes a little time to calculate the sub-check rules

　　
　
(End of this chapter)